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Az-Zukhruf 29

Ayah 29 of 89 · Meccan

بَلۡ مَتَّعۡتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَرَسُولٞ مُّبِينٞ ٢٩

However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers1 until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The descendants of Abraham.

2 i.e., one who is obvious with a clear message, meaning Muḥammad (ﷺ).

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. بَلۡNaybal
  2. مَتَّعۡتُI gave enjoymentmattaʿtu
  3. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ(to) thesehāulāi
  4. وَءَابَآءَهُمۡand their forefatherswaābāahum
  5. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  6. جَآءَهُمُcame to themjāahumu
  7. ٱلۡحَقُّthe truthl-ḥaqu
  8. وَرَسُولٞand a Messengerwarasūlun
  9. مُّبِينٞclearmubīnun

Tafsir

I did not hasten the destruction upon these rejecting idolaters. Rather, I let them enjoy remaining in the world and I let their forefathers do the same, until the Qur’ān and a clear Messenger: Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to them.

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